Lags get animal visits, footie coaching and a giant train set in new scheme at Wormwood Scrubs

Inmates at notorious London prison have experienced a range of cushy perks to help them cope with its conditions

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BY STEPHEN MOYES

22nd September 2016, 2:23 am

Updated: 11th July 2017, 8:44 am

PRISONERS at a tough jail were allowed therapy visits with animals and given footie training sessions with a top QPR coach.

Inmates at notorious Wormwood Scrubs, recently slammed for appalling conditions, also got the chance to work on a specially-built train track in the prison as part of cushy perks.

Dogs and horses were brought into the 1,200-inmate jail as therapy for troubled younger prisoners.

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Lags at HMP Wormwood Scrubs have been offered a range of perks to ease the living conditions

Bosses at the West London men’s prison allowed 25 cons to pet, groom and spend time with the animals.

They were not allowed to ride horses in the charity scheme and it has since ended. But David Hines, of support group Victimcare, blasted: “I set up my group after my daughter was murdered 24 years ago and hearing about this sickens me.”

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Lags were treated to pet, groom and spend time with animals

A report by visiting group the Independent Monitoring Board revealed the Kiss4Life animals initiative at the jail.

Prisoners can still get footie training with QPR youth coach Danny Edwards.

Inmates are rigorously risk-assessed to make sure they pose no threat to Danny and his team.